HORT began its inhabitance back in 1994, under the previous stage name of EIKES GRAFISCHER HORT. Who the hell is Eike? Eike is the creator of HORT. HORT - a direct translation of the studio's mission. A creative playground. A place where 'work and play' can be said in the same sentence. An unconventional working environment. Once a household name in the music industry. Now, a multi-disciplinary creative hub. Not just a studio space, but an institution devoted to making ideas come to life. A place to learn, a place to grow, and a place that is still growing. Not a client execution tool. HORT has been known to draw inspiration from things other than design.
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It is encouraged that you don't see the work displayed on this website as a library of ideas and visual styles to pick and choose from, but a showcase of our capabilities and achievements. HORT are willing to give most things a go. I mean how are you supposed to learn if you don't try. Right? Whether it's an illustration for WALLPAPER* or THE NEW YORK TIMES; creating an interior hotel space for Volkswagens PROJECT FOX; working for the big guns i.e. NIKE and UNIVERSAL MUSIC; endeavoring with smaller companies like GET PHYSICAL MUSIC; or simply initiating something ourselves.

We like to inform people creatively or in a way that makes information easier to understand; working for companies that are starting off and need some assistance in establishing themselves; illustrating a companies personality by developing a brand; creating a visual connection with some music and it's listener; translating the artwork of an album beyond its sleeve; working with or for people and companies in other creative fields. Whether it's a poster for a theatre company, a catalogue for an art exhibition or working collaboratively with people of other design disciplines.
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HORT also conducts creative workshops and likes to talk in front of big crowds.

Would you like HORT to come and visit your agency or company? Here are some things you should know:

1. HORT Creative Workshops work in two ways. Either you come to us, or we come to you.

2. If you can't get a group together to do a workshop, we also do open workshops. Dates for open workshops are posted regularly on our website, so keep an eye out.

3. The smaller the group the better. We want everyone involved to be allocated enough time to receive critical feedback and have the opportunity to participate in discussion. A maximum of 10 people per workshop is recommended.

4. HORT Creative Workshops are for anyone, in any design discipline, position, profession, company or institute.

5. Don't forget to mix the groups up a little. More learning is gained when working with a body of people that all possess different skills and ways of thinking.

6. HORT Creative Workshops are not about learning standardized creative techniques. But more about exchange, exploring your own boundaries and breaking them, stepping out of your daily routine.

7. NO MACS ALLOWED. We want you to build a relationship with your work that is not virtual. We want you to have direct contact with the materials that you use and work with. We want to change the way you normally work.

8. HORT Creative Workshops run for 2 days. We think it's important that you have time to sleep on your ideas and come back fresh the next day.

9. There is no right or wrong solution. The development of your process is more important then your outcome.

INTERN AT HORT:
We accept portfolios twice a year from 1st-31st March and 1st-30th September.
Please send your portfolio then to WORK(AT)HORT.ORG.UK

UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE UNABLE TO RESPOND TO APPLICATIONS MADE OUTSIDE OF THESE TIMES.
Thanks for understanding!

If you're interested in doing an internship at HORT, here are a few things that you should probably know in advance:

1. Interns are very important members of team HORT. We value them as creative people, and want HORT to be a place for them to grow.

2. Interns will be integrated in regular daily HORT work. They will also be given opportunities, under the guidance of the HORT crew, to work on their own projects.

3. An internship at HORT usually lasts anywhere between three and six months.

4. Interns are paid a salary of 300 Euro a month.

5. Please ensure that you send you applications in early. There is a year long waiting list for internships and we take a maximum of two interns at one time.

6. Before you apply for an internship please review your work to see if it connects with what we do. This is really important for you and us.

7. Please email (contact(at)hort.org.uk) a PDF, or post a copy of your portfolio to us. LINKS TO WEBSITES OR ONLINE PORTFOLIOS ARE NIT RECOMMENDED. Please only send us your best work. It should be work that you love and that tells us something about your personality. Less is more. We feel that self initiated projects, sketchbooks, or something that reveals your passage of thinking is much more exciting than normal university work.
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We've discovered other ways to be merited for our work. For example, having our work published in a magazine or a book, learning something during the process, a happy client, or simply touching someone's mind or heart.
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HORT makes every effort to ensure that the material contained in its web site is current, complete and correct. Despite this errors and mistakes cannot be completely ruled out. HORT therefore reserves the right not to be responsible for the topicality, correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided. Parts of the pages or the complete publication including all information and offers might be extended, changed or partly or completely deleted by HORT without separate announcement. HORT is also not responsible for the availability or any contents linked or referred to from his pages. If any damage occurs by the use of information presented there, only the author of the respective pages might be liable, not the one who has linked to these pages. Furthermore HORT is not liable for any postings or messages published by users of discussion boards, weblogs, guestbooks or mailinglists provided on his page.

All rights reserved. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials on these pages are copyrighted. No part of these pages, either text, audio, video or images, may be used for any purpose unless explicit authorization by HORT. Therefore, reproduction, modification, storage in a retrieval system or retransmission, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, or otherwise is strictly prohibited without prior written permission.